Freshwater Decapods of Godavari River, Bhadrachalam, Telangana Author Mandal, Sudipta Author Deepa, J. text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2021 2021-03-17 121 1 39 45 journal article 296054 10.26515/rzsi/v121/i1/2021/130142 d92ad23b-3c7d-4b1b-bcc2-9e1afa1f8d93 2581-8686 10956216 6. Barytelphusa cunicularis (Westwood in Sykes, 1836) ( Figure 3F ) 1836. Thelphusa cunicularis : Westwood in Sykes & Westwood, Trans. Linn. Soc. London , 1 : 183. 2014. Barytelphusa cunicularis : Pati, S.K. & Sharma, R .M., zool. Surv. India , Occ. Paper No., 363 : 6. Material examined : FBRC / ZSI /INV/1717, 7 ex. , Godavari River , KTPS intake well, Burgampahad, Bhadradri kothagudem dist., Coll. Sudipta Mandal. Diagnosis : Carapace broader than long, cervical groove distinct, meets with postorbital crest; frontal median triangle incomplete, epistome bilobed, without median tooth; post orbital and epigastric cristae fused, the latter slightly anterior to former; epibranchial tooth broad, blunt, separated from external orbital angle with visible cleft; suture between thoracic sternites 2-3 distinct and suture between thoracic sternites 3-4 slightly visible as grooves; male abdomen narrowly triangular, 6th segment broader than long with concave lateral margin, telson is tongue-shaped, abdominal cavity deep; G1 long, narrow, curving slightly outwards, terminal segment long with pointed tip, G2 short, distal segment short; female pleon broadly tongue-shaped, vulvae oval-shaped, situated just beside the margin of thoracic sternite 5. Distribution : India-Maharashtra, Kerala , Karnataka , Tamil Nadu , West Bengal , Telangana.